I'm a USAT Coach and, well, a Recipe too!

After more than a few years of practicing on any willing subject I have become an officially certified triathlon coach by USAT!! I have also joined Pro Triathlete Jim Lubinski at Red Performance Multisport to help bring our coaching services to the masses. So what better way to celebrate than with.... a Vegan Recipe!

A few times I have made some type of Cauliflower Kung Poa and had some requests for the recipe. What follows is, as best as I can remember (because I usually don't write them down!) the recipe. What is so great about this particular one is it is so pliable! Unlike a triathlete after an Ironman. You can add stuff (like Hoisin sauce which I often do) and throw in other items (like sautéed seiten which I get from Trader Joes.) This dinner goes awesome over a speciality rice, like black forbidden rice (forbidden yes, but you can use it just this once!) or noodles. Away we go....


Makes 4 servings, so if you are inviting like 8 people over, or me (because I love it!)...double it

 1 Med Sized Cauliflower head. (not one of the big MF'ers, like this guys head)

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 2 tablespoons of Peanut oil

 1/2 teaspoon salt
 1/4 cup high quality H20 mixed with 2 tablespoon cornstarch

Other Stuff
 1/2 cup  roasted peanuts
 10 whole dried red chili peppers
 4 green onions, cut into 1/2-inch lengths
 2 cloves garlic, minced
 2 Tablespoons Peanut oil

 

Saucey

 2 teaspoon sesame oil
 2 teaspoon chili paste with garlic
 4 tablespoons soy sauce
 2 tablespoon sherry
 2 teaspoon rice vinegar
 2 teaspoon sugar
 1/4 cup veggie broth
 3 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup warm veggie

Optional adds to sauce: 1 tablespoon graded ginger or Hoisin sauce

Use these if you can but not after catching a fly in them!

1) Take the cauliflower and cut that sucker up into bite size pieces, rinse it off (leaving it a little wet) and put in a resealable freezer bag. Then add the Cornstarch mixture and shake real good (like a polaroid picture). Now add peanut oil to a skillet (or a pan but skillet is cooler word). An fry up those suckers until golden brown and tender. Get them out of there before they burn and set aside.

2) In a smal bowl combine all the Saucey Ingerdients except for the last one! Leave it out of this, it has got nothing to do with your argument with me!! We will get back to this Saucey Saga later

3) In that there skillet put some more Peanut Oil and warm it up, then toss your peanuts and peppers in. Cook until the peppers turn a dark and ominous looking red color. Now take them out and place ever so gently into the bowl with your cauliflower. Ahh the anticipation grows!

4) Now take your green onions (or scallions or whatever you want to call them) and your garlic (no such thing as too much garlic) and fry for only a few seconds, don't you dare let that garlic burn. Now add the contents of the cauliflower bowl, then the Saucey Saga, let it all warm a bit and add then cornstarch mixture and turn up the heat a bit. Stir constantly until sauce thickens. You can add Black sesame seeds once the sauce is thick for color and a little after dinner fun of find the black sesame seed in your neighbors teeth.

Serve over rice

There you have it. Need another recipe? Need a swim lesson, or a coaching plan for an upcoming race, or even looking to drop a few pounds send me an email and we will get you on your way!